Retrograde Periods 1960

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The year at a glance 1960

Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together

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Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (4–17 July).

Overlapping retrogrades

This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.

Continuing from the previous year

  • Uranus retrograde Stations direct 24 April 1960 Leo 16°55' Completed · stations retrograde 27 November 1959
  • Pluto retrograde Stations direct 15 May 1960 Virgo 3°35' Completed · stations retrograde 8 December 1959
10 February 1960 Wednesday

Neptune retrograde

Scorpio 9°08' Scorpio 6°21'

Completed

  1. Station9–11 Februarystations retrograde 10 February
  2. Retrograde10 February – 18 July
  3. Station17–19 Julystations direct 18 July
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1 March 1960 Tuesday

Mercury retrograde

Pisces 25°52' Pisces 12°05'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow16–29 February
  2. Station29 February – 2 Marchstations retrograde 1 March, 17:10
  3. Retrograde1 March, 17:10 – 24 March, 10:05
  4. Station23–25 Marchstations direct 24 March, 10:05
  5. Post-shadow25 March – 12 April
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20 April 1960 Wednesday

Jupiter retrograde

Capricorn 3°36' Sagittarius 23°46'

Signs Capricorn 20 Apr – 10 Jun Sagittarius 10 Jun – 20 Aug

Completed

  1. Station19–21 Aprilstations retrograde 20 April
  2. Retrograde20 April – 20 August
  3. Station19–21 Auguststations direct 20 August
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27 April 1960 Wednesday

Saturn retrograde

Capricorn 18°25' Capricorn 11°49'

Completed

  1. Station26–28 Aprilstations retrograde 27 April
  2. Retrograde27 April – 16 September
  3. Station15–17 Septemberstations direct 16 September
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5 June 1960 Sunday

Chiron retrograde

Pisces 2°17' Aquarius 27°24'

Signs Pisces 5 Jun – 19 Aug Aquarius 19 Aug – 7 Nov

Completed

  1. Station4–6 Junestations retrograde 5 June
  2. Retrograde5 June – 7 November
  3. Station6–8 Novemberstations direct 7 November
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3 July 1960 Sunday

Mercury retrograde

Leo 0°14' Cancer 19°57'

Signs Leo 3–6 Jul Cancer 6–27 Jul

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow16 June – 2 July
  2. Station2–4 Julystations retrograde 3 July, 15:15
  3. Retrograde3 July, 15:15 – 27 July, 20:24
  4. Station26–28 Julystations direct 27 July, 20:24
  5. Post-shadow28 July – 10 August
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27 October 1960 Thursday

Mercury retrograde

Scorpio 24°01' Scorpio 8°00'

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow7–26 October
  2. Station26–28 Octoberstations retrograde 27 October, 16:02
  3. Retrograde27 October, 16:02 – 16 November, 21:27
  4. Station15–17 Novemberstations direct 16 November, 21:27
  5. Post-shadow17 November – 3 December
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20 November 1960 Sunday

Mars retrograde

Cancer 18°39' Gemini 29°59'

Signs Cancer 20 Nov – 5 Feb 1961 Gemini 5–6 Feb 1961

Completed

  1. Pre-shadow21 September – 19 November
  2. Station19–21 Novemberstations retrograde 20 November, 19:04
  3. Retrograde20 November, 19:04 – 6 February 1961, 04:51
  4. Station5–7 February 1961stations direct 6 February 1961, 04:51
  5. Post-shadow7 February – 12 April 1961
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1 December 1960 Thursday

Uranus retrograde

Leo 25°48' Leo 21°39'

Completed

  1. Station30 November – 2 Decemberstations retrograde 1 December
  2. Retrograde1 December – 29 April 1961
  3. Station28–30 April 1961stations direct 29 April 1961
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10 December 1960 Saturday

Pluto retrograde

Virgo 8°07' Virgo 5°32'

Completed

  1. Station9–11 Decemberstations retrograde 10 December
  2. Retrograde10 December – 17 May 1961
  3. Station16–18 May 1961stations direct 17 May 1961
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When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.